2. Bundesliga preview: Can St. Pauli edge out victory against Holstein Kiel?

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Tue 08.November
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Millerntor-Stadion (25546 seats)

St. Pauli are ready to brush off the league table before this game vs Holstein Kiel. Here's everything you need to know before the game!

Insights:
  • St. Pauli have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in 2. Bundesliga

It's no vacation for neither St. Pauli nor Holstein Kiel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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St. Pauli form and stats

St. Pauli have collected 13 points from their 2. Bundesliga home games so far after 3-4-0.

St. Pauli are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Fortuna Düsseldorf. Smith, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Smith hit three key passes and won 1 of 4 duels.

In the match before that, Pauli hosted Darmstadt 98 and drew the game 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does St. Pauli handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

There will be little rest for St. Pauli after this match as they are travelling to Karlsruher SC for a 2. Bundesliga game in only four days.

The Pauli fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, St. Pauli have conceded only 6 goals.

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Holstein Kiel form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Holstein Kiel, who have the most scored goals (16) away in 2. Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.

Two travels in a row for Holstein Kiel, whose manager Rapp could celebrate last time after the win against Karlsruher SC. The attacker Wriedt got a match rating of 9.34 in that game. Wriedt scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 1-2 loss hosting Fortuna Düsseldorf before that.

We have checked recent matches where Holstein have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league games.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hannover 96 in just three days.

The Holstein Kiel manager Rapp has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Pauli victories, one draw and seven Holstein Kiel wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Holstein KielS. Skrzybski
S. Skrzybski
10 goals
Holstein KielF. Reese
F. Reese
5 goals
St. PauliJ. Irvine
J. Irvine
3 goals

St. Pauli missing players

Holstein Kiel missing players

St. Pauli Holstein Kiel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 0 Played P 4 8 15
3 3 0 Won W 2 3 6
6 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
6 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
19 13 0 Scored S 9 16 29
21 6 0 Conceded C 9 18 27
93% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 93%
87% 86% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 87%
53% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 73%
27% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 62% 53%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 50% 33%
53% 57% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 88% 80%
20% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 20%
33% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 7%
 
5.9 6.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.8 6
3.8 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 5.2
2.4 2.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.7 20 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 15.4 15.5
5 6.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.8 5.1
25% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 42% 38%
 
10.5 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 17.8 16.1 15.1
3.6 3.1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 6 5.2
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Holstein Kiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals (18) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Holstein Kiel have the most scored goals (16) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • St. Pauli have not yet lost a game at home.
  • St. Pauli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • St. Pauli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Darmstadt 98 15 9 5 1 25 14 8 5 3 0 14 5 7 4 2 1 11 9 11 32
2 Hamburger SV 14 9 1 4 22 15 7 3 1 3 8 7 7 6 0 1 14 8 7 28
3 Heidenheim 15 7 6 2 24 13 7 5 2 0 16 6 8 2 4 2 8 7 11 27
4 Paderborn 15 8 2 5 34 18 8 6 0 2 26 9 7 2 2 3 8 9 16 26
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 15 8 2 5 25 16 7 5 1 1 16 6 8 3 1 4 9 10 9 26
6 Hannover 96 15 7 3 5 22 17 7 4 2 1 10 6 8 3 1 4 12 11 5 24
7 Kaiserslautern 15 5 8 2 25 22 8 2 4 2 12 14 7 3 4 0 13 8 3 23
8 Holstein Kiel 15 6 5 4 29 27 7 3 2 2 13 9 8 3 3 2 16 18 2 23
9 Jahn Regensburg 14 5 3 6 14 21 8 3 3 2 8 12 6 2 0 4 6 9 -7 18
10 Karlsruher SC 15 5 2 8 22 24 8 3 1 4 12 13 7 2 1 4 10 11 -2 17
11 Eintracht Braunschweig 14 4 5 5 17 23 7 3 2 2 10 9 7 1 3 3 7 14 -6 17
12 Hansa Rostock 15 5 2 8 15 22 8 3 0 5 7 10 7 2 2 3 8 12 -7 17
13 Sandhausen 15 4 4 7 16 21 7 3 2 2 9 8 8 1 2 5 7 13 -5 16
14 St. Pauli 15 3 6 6 19 21 7 3 4 0 13 6 8 0 2 6 6 15 -2 15
15 Nurnberg 14 4 3 7 12 21 6 2 1 3 5 8 8 2 2 4 7 13 -9 15
16 Magdeburg 14 4 2 8 17 28 7 2 1 4 6 12 7 2 1 4 11 16 -11 14
17 Greuther Furth 14 2 7 5 19 25 8 2 5 1 12 12 6 0 2 4 7 13 -6 13
18 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 15 3 2 10 18 27 7 3 0 4 13 13 8 0 2 6 5 14 -9 11

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.